The Dance.

 

“Lookin' back

On the memory of

The dance we shared

Beneath the stars above.”

Let’s face it, we’ve all thought about, “What if?” What if we could change this? or change that?  or do away with what whatever we wanted and never have have it be part of our background? 

The expression, “life is a dance” can be looked at a number of ways…I believe one that makes the most sense to me is “letting life take you to where you are meant to go” and enjoying it. There are going to be times when you dance slow and methodically, in a group all dancing the same, and sometimes you let go be the individual you need to be. I believe we need to know how to all these and others, because once the dance is over, it’s over.

Thinking about, “What if?”..you can’t help but wonder, what if I had taken a different path or hung out with different friends? how would it have turned out? It may not be the deepest thinking you will have to deal with in life, but when it comes to your friends, spouse, family and more—-it’s pretty important. Yet, destiny is a funny thing and no matter how hard you try, it’s tough to change.

I still wonder how I turned out the way I did. My parents were different than I am yet I know I am their child; the give away, and this is personal, is my Dad, brother and I have the same lower teeth pattern. There’s no mistaking it, and until I was an adult, I had no idea. We were talking about something and braces came up. I said, “Yeah, my bottom teeth have an overlap.” My brother said, “so do mine” and when I looked at my Dad, he just gave one of his smiles letting us know it was because of him. I actually love it, it’s a constant reminder.

But how would I have changed my life? What path would I have taken over the other? For sure, I would never eaten that yellow “Peep” all those years ago—-I got very sick and even today I can’t look at them without the memory. I am sure they still taste sugary sweet and have the texture of a cross between licorice and taffy, but I will never let one get past my teeth. The same would be true for oysters, liver, and “SOS”—for any of you who don’t know what this is…google it.  

There are many things I would never change that have happened in my life, but I am going to wait for another day to discuss it as I still have 305 more entries of “Snap. Shot.”  to write and I need material!

The photo above was taken a few years ago. It was actually a cold fall night, the dancer was a friend of someone I knew who agreed to do the shoot. When I took it, I knew I was going to love it…because for me, when I take my last picture, the dance is over.

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